a kind of a core that was not translucent, but it seemed as though the outer edges resembled a hazy rainbow of color

I sat facing the south west, and I'm from central California. I happened to be looking at stars that evening, while reclined, and my view was the sky for quite the time. While I slowly skimmed the stars, I caught a bright light, and it travelled east to west. I had enough time to do a double take, and then watch for a few seconds, as it faded quickly out. Im sorry that I am unable to give you measurements, because I assure you this was no hoax. This object had a kind of a core that was not translucent, but it seemed as though the outer edges resembled a hazy rainbow of color-(greens, blues, and oranges.) I cant tell you about the exact shape, and I can't say how large or small the object was, because it was too far away to judge. I can say that for hours after this, I was more feared than I have ever been previous to this. I have been one of the people that didnt really buy this sort of thing, and would really appreciate it if you could explain it away, tell me it was something known.

((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. Witness does not indicate name of nearest town to his location at the time of the sighting. PD))